Storage In Microsoft Environments: So Many Approaches

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Brocade, along with partners Microsoft and Hitachi Data Systems, used TechEd to unveil a joint solution architecture that leverages the Storage Management Initiative (SMI-S) standard to support Hyper-V virtual machines with increased simplification and automation across SANs.

The joint support for SMI-S standards provides a single management interface for the entire virtualization environment that lets users manage hosts, virtual machines, networking, storage and fabric from a single pane of glass to cut deployment times for virtual machines and services, Brocade said. The solution combines Microsoft System Center 2012 R2 Virtual Machine Manager (VMM), the Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform G1000 and the Brocade SMI-S Agent server.